Criteria and Indicators for Centers of Clinical Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation: A Global Consensus Facilitated by ISRRA
Journal
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
ISSN
1545-9683
1552-6844
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
Rachel C. Stockley
Marion F. Walker
Margit Alt Murphy
Noor Azah Abd Aziz
Philemon Amooba
Leonid Churliov
Amanda Farrin
Natalie A. Fini
Emma Ghaziani
Erin Godecke
Tania Gutierrez-Panchana
Jie Jia
Thoshenthri Kandasamy
Patrice Lindsay
John Solomon
Vincent Thijs
Tierney Tindall
Donna C. Tippett
Caroline Watkins
Elizabeth Lynch
Type
journal-article
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p> The aim of the International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance is to create a world where worldwide collaboration brings major breakthroughs for the millions of people living with stroke. A key pillar of this work is to define globally relevant criteria for centers that aspire to deliver excellent clinical rehabilitation and generate exceptional outcomes for patients. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives</jats:title><jats:p> This paper presents consensus work conducted with an international group of expert stroke recovery and rehabilitation researchers, clinicians, and people living with stroke to identify and define criteria and measurable indicators for Centers of Clinical Excellence (CoCE) in stroke recovery and rehabilitation. These were intentionally developed to be ambitious and internationally relevant, regardless of a country’s development or income status, to drive global improvement in stroke services. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> Criteria and specific measurable indicators for CoCE were collaboratively developed by an international panel of stroke recovery and rehabilitation experts from 10 countries and consumer groups from 5 countries. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> The criteria and associated indicators, ranked in order of importance, focused upon (i) optimal outcome, (ii) research culture, (iii) working collaboratively with people living with stroke, (iv) knowledge exchange, (v) leadership, (vi) education, and (vii) advocacy. Work is currently underway to user-test the criteria and indicators in 14 rehabilitation centers in 10 different countries. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> We anticipate that use of the criteria and indicators could support individual organizations to further develop their services and, more widely, provide a mechanism by which clinical excellence can be articulated and shared to generate global improvements in stroke care. </jats:p></jats:sec>
Cite this document
Stockley, R. C., Walker, M. F., Alt Murphy, M., Azah Abd Aziz, N., Amooba, P., Churliov, L., Farrin, A., Fini, N. A., Ghaziani, E., Godecke, E., Gutierrez-Panchana, T., Jia, J., Kandasamy, T., Lindsay, P., Solomon, J., Thijs, V., Tindall, T., Tippett, D. C., Watkins, C., & Lynch, E. (2024). Criteria and indicators for centers of clinical excellence in stroke recovery and rehabilitation: A global consensus facilitated by isrra. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 38(2), 87-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/15459683231222026
Subjects
consensus
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leadership
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stroke
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rehabilitation
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organizational culture
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delivery of healthcare